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Sleeping Tips...
Asked by M.S. from Sherman
on September 6, 2009
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i was wondering if there is anything i could do different to get my son to sleep better at night? he doesn't drink formula at night or during the day anymore.. i just ...
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- Great question. My youngest is having a horrible time sleeping through the night. He's back to waking up about 4-6 times per night with the occasional night where he d...
- HI there- I have a 15 month old boy who keeps waking up all of a sudden as well. He is going through a growth spurt and is waking up ravenous in the middle of the n...
- at one yr our pedi told us that our son should sleep threw the night. it took us three nights. if he wakes up durring the night we let him cry for about 10-15 mins. he...
Sleep Advice
Asked by M.V. from San Francisco
on April 15, 2009
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Hello moms,
My 7 mos. daughter goes to bed at 8pm and wakes up anywhere between 11-2a. I feed her 6oz of formula and she is out until I wake her up around 7am. Be...
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- I would give her less and less until one night you give her nothing. Doing it suddenly, I think, is not necessary since she is used to it. Doing it gradually will help...
- When she takes the 6oz bottle in the middle of the night, does she drink it all or does she start sucking and fall right back to sleep? If she is drinking it all, the...
- Hello M V : Being the mother to 5 children and the foster parent of many more, I have a lot of experiance with this one. I would just wait until they are ready. Mos...
Help! I Am at My Wits End. 13 Month Old Not Sleeping
Asked by S.D. from Buffalo
on September 4, 2009
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My daughter, 13 months old, use to sleep really well.Even through the night. NOT SO ANYMORE!!!! NOw she is up every 2 hours and it is driving be batty! I let her cry t...
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- I agree with the previous responses, but would like to add check for teeth. We finally managed to get our 19 1/2 month daughter to sleep in her crib rather than co-...
- My daughter was a good sleeper as a young infant, but she never slept through the night until recently (she is now 22 months). We tried CIO and even hired a sleep con...
- Hi S.. I can totally sympathize with you, both of my kids have been challenging in this department. My suggestion would be to nip this in the bud asap. In my expere...
Could Use Some Advise on My 3 Year Old....
Asked by S.H. from Augusta
on October 6, 2006
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My 3 year old son constintly gets up and comes into our room all through the night. We have been told by friends, family, & his Dr. that if we continue to put him back...
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- Hi, I am a 24 year old stay-at-home mom as well with a three year old and a 15 month old. My husband and I have been married less than a year. With my little girl we j...
- A few suggestions: 1. Put a gate on his room. 2. Lock your door. 3. Reward him for staying in his room all night (and for not calling you to come in his room). ...
- What I do and it seems to work pretty good, is I put up a baby gate at his bedroom door. He has not yet climbed over it...The main reason I did this because are stair...
2 Year Old Won't Stay in Bed... HELP
Asked by K.J. from Louisville
on November 12, 2008
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I am a newly single (recently seperated) mom of 2 awesome kids. My "husband" lives on the other side of the country so he rarely sees our children. I have always been ...
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- We use a gate across my son's room's door and tough love. For about a week, I had to sleep in the hall beyond the gate. It's hard, but worth it.
- my son wh turns 3 tomorrow does the same thing but his dad works out of town alot and i have a new son too which is when it all started changes may be affected by it s...
- I am sure it is all the change and it is hard on him. Even if he does not know why he is feeling this way. I would get a chair and sit next to his bed, not lay with ...
Help! My Almost Three Year Old Girl Will Not Go to Bed and Stay in Her Room.
Asked by L.V. from Austin
on October 6, 2008
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For the past month or so we have battled with out little girl about going to sleep. Once the usual ritual of bath, books and songs are over she no longer goes right t...
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- To some this may sound harsh but it worked for us. It was a matter of safety because my son wold leave his room in the middle of the night or early in the morning and ...
- L., My sister has had the same problem. First of all, she put a spill proof cup of water on the bedside table to stop the "I need a drink" thing before it happened...
- L., At 3 years old she should be able to tell you why she feels the need to be out of bed. Maybe she is still napping and has outgrown that. Maybe she fears somethi...
Sleeping Through the Night
Asked by P.S. from Los Angeles
on March 14, 2009
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My 9 month old daughter does not sleep through the night. She wakes up for a bottle every 2-3 hours. In the day time she only naps once for 2.5 hours. What can I do? I...
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- I have to agree with Susan. I'm not sure why we start to think babies are supposed to do anything. My son woke like this due to growth spurts and teething, and my doct...
- i feel for you bec i'm going through the same thing right now. actually my situations may be worst. my dtr is 8 months old, whines on & off all night, & wakes up almos...
- Hi P., A 9 month old sweetie does not need a bottle every 2-3 hours, so what you need to do is break this habit for her. She is waking up for these bottles because she...
Help with Toddler Sleeping Through Night
Asked by L.F. from Dallas
on December 15, 2006
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I moved to TX from MN about 4 months ago, during the transition period we were staying with family and my 18 mo old started getting up throughout the night. I would g...
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- Hi L. I to just move here(tx) from nm. I been here for about 5 months now and my my 2 year old did the same thing. I did what most mommys did just let her cry it out. ...
- If you decide to let her cry it out, don't feel guilty. Every child has a different need/personality. With my son, cry it out was the only thing that worked. After ...
- L., I know it's hard to hear your little one cry for you at night, but it is ok to let your baby cry it out. You will go through some painful nights at first, but e...
Too Much Sleep?
Asked by A.L. from Orlando
on September 3, 2009
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My little guy is 4 days old. He had trouble breast feeding for the first 2 days but now got the hang of it. he was fussy yesterday because of the PKU but last night he...
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- Im sorry my stomach is cramping from the initial laughing to your note, but you are worried that your baby is sleeping. Girl, you are a new mother. God bless that baby...
- growing and peeing, you are fine. I know they say you should wake them every 3 hours, but if he is feeding every 45 minutes during the day, I wouldn't worry about it....
- I don't know that I would let him go 8 hours at this age...but that's just me. I would probably wake him between 4-6 hours. If you are breastfeeding, he should be ea...
Child Coming into Bed Every Night
Asked by T.W. from Philadelphia
on January 14, 2009
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How can you stop you child from coming into your bed every night in the middle of the night? When she wakes up in the middle of the night she does not want to be alone...
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- I would nip it in the bud ASAP. Hard to do if you're so fast asleep! :) We've had kids do this from time to time over the years. I nipped it, though. Otherwise it...
- T., Been there done that! Put a sleeping bag on the floor and make it clear when she wakes up and comes in your room that this is where she can go. Even if you h...
- I didn't read all your responses so I'm not sure if you got this one or are interested in it or not. For a while when my son was four he would come into our room a...
